N.Y. NAV Law § 132
This is the official text of N.Y. NAV Law § 132, part of New York’s NAV Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "NAV Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Delivery of wreck or proceeds to claimant
Official statutory text
§ 132. Delivery of wreck or proceeds to claimant. If, within a year\nafter such wrecked property shall have been found and saved, any person\nshall claim the same or the proceeds thereof, as owner or consignee, or\nthe agent of the owner or consignee, and shall establish his claim by\nevidence, such court shall make an order directing the officer, in whose\npossession the property or its proceeds shall be, to deliver or pay the\nsame to the claimant, upon the payment by him of a reasonable salvage,\nand all necessary expenses incurred in the preservation and keeping of\nthe property.\n
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